Most popular girls’ names in Maine, 1959

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	311
2	Linda	249
3	Karen	243
4	Debra	218
5	Donna	214
5	Mary	214
7	Deborah	213
8	Lisa	168
8	Pamela	168
10	Brenda	166
11	Cynthia	161
12	Sandra	157
13	Cheryl	155
14	Diane	143
14	Patricia	143
16	Kathy	141
17	Nancy	129
18	Julie	118
19	Cindy	108
20	Kathleen	106
21	Carol	104
21	Sharon	104
23	Barbara	103
24	Elizabeth	98
25	Laurie	95

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Tammy	95
27	Debbie	89
28	Theresa	88
29	Lori	86
30	Denise	80
31	Kimberly	79
31	Robin	79
33	Cathy	76
34	Catherine	73
35	Wendy	71
36	Anne	68
37	Jane	67
37	Rebecca	67
39	Janet	66
40	Judith	64
40	Margaret	64
42	Darlene	63
43	Lynn	62
44	Paula	61
44	Teresa	61
46	Ann	60
47	Bonnie	58
47	Kim	58
49	Dawn	57
50	Kelly	55
50	Terry	55
52	Gail	52
52	Rhonda	52
52	Valerie	52
55	Judy	51
56	Janice	49
56	Marie	49
58	Joyce	48
59	Christine	47
59	Wanda	47
61	Diana	46
62	Beth	45
62	Suzanne	45
62	Vicki	45
65	Joan	44
65	Peggy	44
65	Terri	44
68	Joanne	43
68	Ruth	43
70	Elaine	42
70	Michelle	42
72	Sally	41
73	Jean	40
73	Martha	40
75	Ellen	39
75	Jennifer	39
75	Kathryn	39
78	Doreen	38
78	Katherine	38
78	Sheila	38
81	Tina	37
82	Debora	35
82	Penny	35
84	Lorraine	34
85	Beverly	33
85	Carolyn	33
85	Jill	33
88	Colleen	32
88	Maureen	32
88	Sherry	32
91	Leslie	31
91	Shirley	31
93	Betty	30
94	Annette	29
94	Roberta	29
96	Andrea	28
96	Holly	28
98	Carla	27
98	Dianne	27
98	Dorothy	27
98	Heidi	27
98	Louise	27